METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING FLOWS OF FLUID HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING WAX, ASPHALTENES, AND/OR OTHER PRECIPITATING SOLIDS - Patent 1561069

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EP 1 561 069 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.10.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(21)	Application number: 03813030.8

(22)	Date of filing: 12.11.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F17D 1/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/NO2003/000381

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/059178 (15.07.2004 Gazette 2004/29)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

12.11.2002 NO 20025420

(71)	Applicants:
	Sinvent AS 7465 Trondheim (NO) BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED London EC2M 7BA (GB) BP AMERICA INC. IIIinois 60555 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ARGO, Carl, B. Woking, Surrey GU21 5SL (GB) BOLLAVARAM, Phanneendra Houston, TX 77084 (US) HJARBO, Kai, W. N-7054 Ranheim (NO) MAKOGON, Taras, Yurievich Houston, TX 77094 (US) OZA, Nita Houston, TX 77094 (US) WOLDEN, Marit N-7020 Trondheim (NO) LUND, Are N-7048 Trondheim (NO) LARSEN, Roar N-7054 Ranheim (NO)

(74)	Representative: Brunner, Michael John
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERY,Broadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING FLOWS OF FLUID HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING WAX, ASPHALTENES, AND/OR OTHER PRECIPITATING SOLIDS